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... Exeter to Barcelona for £32, yes £32 - incredible but it does take over 30 hours :-( still good to know though. We are thinking, Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Ronda, Granada - Andalucia because of all the typical white spanish houses !! easily pleased lol - nothing to do with the tapas :-). Would like to visit the Jerez region and sample a few sherry's and maybe Rioja for the red wine - any ideas/advice gladly received. 10 weeks to go wayhay x ...

... countryside was simply memorable as we sped through country lanes & villages. Our driver is very fast so miss LOTS. Can't wail for our self drive- oh one more day & we'll be doing just that. May be a bit scary but oh well I'll hand the reins over to Greg. Ha !!!! Looe is a fishing village which tourists from all part of the country just love. And why wouldn't you. ...

... Roman baths & hot mineral springs. Once leaving Bath was onto motorway & our lunch break at Glastonbury with its abbey ruins. A beautiful sunny day made it easy to stroll the streets of this rather quaint & colourful town with its rather " alternate" shops. It was back on the coach & make our way down to our overnight stop of Torquay on Tor bay. A ...

... and gorgeous shops and buildings around every corner. You could lose yourself for hours in these quaint little villages. The road into Polperro is lined with cottages mostly holiday rentals. They all have beautiful gardens. Everything is very green here. These fishing villages also have the biggest, fattest and noisiest seagulls who do some low flying around your ears ...

... and white sheep and ponies. Animals have right of way and don't hurry to get off the roads. We climbed Hounds Tor, a volcanic rock formation, then took what we thought was the road to Chagford. The foliage of the hedgerows brushed both sides of our little Astra as we came across isolated stone farm houses complete with thatched rooves, a bonus for getting lost!! Eventually got to a friendly welcome at our B&B, then ate at a casual traditional country pub ...